Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 7 August (HL344), how many staff in (1) the Treasury, (2) HM Revenue and Customs, and (3) Valuation Office Agency, are permitted to undertake diversity-related network time during core working hours; what is the percentage of overall working time they are permitted to spend on such network activity; how many hours are allocated in total; what are the names of each of the networks being funded; and what plans they have to (a) increase, or (b) reduce, such funding.

HMT has eight diversity networks:

1. Carers Network
2. Disability Action Group, incorporating the Neurodiversity Network
3. Ethnic Diversity Network
4. Faith and Belief Network incorporating Christian Fellowship, Treasury Jewish Network and Treasury Muslim Network
5. LGBT* Network
6. Social Mobility Network
7. Treasury All Ages Network
8. Women in the Treasury

HMRC has seven Diversity Networks:

1. Carers​
2. Disability​
3. PRISM​
4. Race​
5. Religion or Belief​
6. Sex and Gender​
7. Social Mobility

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has seven Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) networks:

1. Carers
2. Disability
3. Gender
4. Faith & Belief
5. LGBTQ+ allies
6. Race
7. Social Mobility

It is expected that staff manage any network activity they engage in without detriment to their role. These networks are not centrally funded.